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Merry Christmas, all! Omiru will be out on holiday
for the next few days, returning bright and early the day after Christmas.

We’ll be celebrating the holidays with friends and family, and we’ll be coming up with our New Years Resolutions for next year. One thing that’s definitely on the list is a facelift for Omiru. We’ve kept the same look and feel for the last two years, and we think it’s about time for a change. More on that soon–we want to hear your ideas!

We’ll also be powering through the list of your reader questions. You’re a smart bunch, asking such insightful questions. We want to make sure you get equally thoughtful answers…but the downside is that we tend to get a bit backed up. So, apologies for the delays, but answers are coming!

Need something to read while we’re out? Here’s a few of our favorite posts from the last few months:

Missing your fashion answer fix? We’ll be returning to our regularly scheduled programming, providing answers to your style questions, bright and early on Monday, September 17. FYI–for those of you who have already have questions in queue, we’re a little backlogged, but we’re diligently working through the list (and will continue to do this during Fashion Week). Thanks for your patience!

Looks like we’re all still recovering from Fashion Week–I only received one response to my Carnivale question:

What’s your favorite trend from the Spring 2007 runway?

Ali from Papierblog responded with a thoughtful post full of eye candy about Pleating, which "can give just the right amount of swing to a skirt, flair to a silhoutte, or definition to a bodice." Gorgeous examples of pleating were shown from the runways of Michon Schur, Dragana Ognjenovic, Jason Wu, and Costello Tagliapietra (pictured, right, courtesy of Papierblog).As for us, our fave Fashion Week trend is Dresses with Pockets. We’re crushing on the Dresses with Pockets for their inherent utility (Why tote around a purse when you don’t have to?) and the beautiful constructions we’ve been seeing this season. Pictured at left is our favorite Dress with Pockets from the Spring 2007 shows, designed by Derek Lam (courtesy of New York Magazine).

It’s easy to get runway recaps from NY Metro or Style.com, but Fashion Week is really about what happens behind the scenes (or seams). Omiru gives you the scoop from New York Fashion Week.

Fact #1: After every single show, the runway gets re-painted white to ensure that each designer is working with a catwalk that looks brand new.

Fact #2: Sometimes the size 0 clothes are still too big for the stick-thin models. Case in point: At the Rachel Comey show, one model’s tube top came down, revealing everything. And even after she pulled the top up, it fell down again. Luckily she was on her way back from the paparazzi mob.

Fact #3: Fashion week is kind of like high school. There’s a definite hierarchy, and you know your place as soon as you step through the door to the tents.

Fact #4: After you check in for a show, you either get a seating assignment (if you’re lucky, the designer’s PR people called you in advance with your seat assignment) or, if you’re in the bottom of the hierarchy, a 3×5 card with an "S" or "ST" on it for Standing Room.

Fact #6: Keep your eyes open because at any moment, a celebrity can pop up in front of you. Melody saw E!’s Bobby Thomas and while mouthing Bobby’s name, she saw Melody and waved! She was super sweet and so petite in person.

Fact #7: Celebrities look much thinner and tinier in person.

Fact #8: People cut in line all the time. Fashion Week, like any traumatic event, tends to bring out the Best…or, more often, the Worst in people.

Fact #9: Well, this isn’t a secret, but New York Fashion Week really inspires people to put their best foot forward, and there are some sharp dressers out there. Let us tell you, some of these old rich ladies look better than the youngens.

Fact #10: It’s hard work but somebody’s gotta do it! Fashion looks glamorous on Style.com and in New York Magazine, but behind the scenes, it’s a lot of schlepping stuff, aching feet, and tired eyes. But in the end, it’s all worth it…and then some!

We’re back home after a whirlwind Fashion Week in New York, and we’re still working on bringing the best in Fashion Week coverage to you, our loyal readers. This week, we’ll bring to you over a dozen more show reviews, more backstage designer and industry interviews, and our requisite trend roundups.